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Posted this in another thread but i thought id let some of you check it out here.
This is the custom air cooling project i was working on.
It enabled me to hit a nice overclock on my AMD 3700+...3.02 Ghz:D
Check out the temps in Rivatuner at the bottom.http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6387/img1250ok5.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1250ok5.jpg)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8195/img1251ar6.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1251ar6.jpg)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2363/img1252xv3.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1252xv3.jpg)
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9430/3d06ns3.th.jpg (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3d06ns3.jpg)
And finally.....
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8759/rivawy1.th.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rivawy1.jpg)
stevemedes
12-08-06, 01:58 AM
oh my god lol. nice job dude! simple yet EXTREMELY effective lol. i just wouldnt want to put a board over my window lol.
sillyeagle
12-08-06, 01:59 AM
So what happens in the summer?
buffbiff21
12-08-06, 01:59 AM
:eek: dude....
I dont even kno whats goin on there, but it looks scary. And very, very niec OC as well...
Roadhog
12-08-06, 02:00 AM
omg lol! thats just awesome.
Spartan 117
12-08-06, 02:06 AM
dam, thats one awsome cooling method directly from good ol mother nature, glad its Winter time, so thats a plus for you rig
I cut the plywood 14" tall so it only blocks the lowest portion of the window, i had to really think this through cos my girl woulda killed me if she came home to a plywood window :o
Thanks though man, im stoked with the results, now as soon as i get my hands on a core 2 and another GTX then we'll really see what i can do:D
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1953/img1255hv8.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1255hv8.jpg)
So what happens in the summer?
lol, i forsee a custom air conditioner duct in the works :D
Don't you worry about condensation building up inside the tower? I would think as cold as the air is coming in and hitting those warm components, that during snow/rain you could get some moisture build-up. Am I wrong on that? Good idea though.
What's the specs of your rig?
EDIT: Are there fans in the plywood or only on the side panel? Are both tubes intake or outflow or one of each?
Spartan 117
12-08-06, 02:23 AM
simply build another tube connected to a dehumidifier, should take care of that problem
Don't you worry about condensation building up inside the tower? I would think as cold as the air is coming in and hitting those warm components, that during snow/rain you could get some moisture build-up. Am I wrong on that? Good idea though.
What's the specs of your rig?
EDIT: Are there fans in the plywood or only on the side panel? Are both tubes intake or outflow or one of each?
Specs in sig now, condensation was my next project.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3834/0hd3.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0hd3.jpg)
Fans in the side panel, both intake, with filters.
Thank you. :)
Welcome:)
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Nice but it not really worth it imo, if condensation isn’t enough for you then the cost of running an air conditioner/dehumidifier throughout the year will.
Where do you live williv?
Where do you live williv?
West Chester PA, been in the 30s here lately.
Nice but it not really worth it imo, if condensation isn’t enough for you then the cost of running an air conditioner/dehumidifier throughout the year will.
We run a dehumidifier in the summer already along with the AC so its no different and i have a little trick to soak up moisture in the case, salt crystals in little burlap bags, absorbs it like a sponge.
We run a dehumidifier in the summer already along with the AC so its no different and i have a little trick to soak up moisture in the case, salt crystals in little burlap bags, absorbs it like a sponge.
LOL I've always kept a little bag of those, I got out of something that was shipped to me, in my case. I've always wondered if anyone else does that and been meaning to ask on here. Awesome! :D
Bearclaw
12-08-06, 09:37 PM
Nice williv! We think alike. I hooked up mine to an air conditoner in the summer. I haven't done anything since winter hit though so no more low temps for me. I should work on something like yours...
I love a success story! Nice Job williv!
Thanks guys!! nice to hear some positive feed back :D
Slippe, i replied to your post about the Zalman VF900 also, it can be installed on a G80, just a little modification needed is all, i have a post on here that shows the cooler on my card.
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